
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 10AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
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9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:09AM1.44m | 3:00PM1.50m | 3:05AM1.43m | 3:58PM1.49m | 4:02AM1.45m | 4:53PM1.52m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19AM0.48m | 9:07PM0.52m | 9:19AM0.48m | 9:58PM0.50m | 10:17AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 11 | NE 11 | W 4 | — |
9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 13 | NE 8 | NE 13 | E 9 | E 13 | E 12 | N 6 | NE 10 | NE 12 | — | NE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 12 | N 9 | E 9 | NE 11 | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 6 | NE 13 | N 8 | NE 13 | N 10 | E 13 | N 10 | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 12 | E 12 | — | N 6 | — | — | NE 11 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | WSW 2 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SSE 4 |
1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 147 | 178 | 186 | 201 | 201 | 93 | 188 | 127 | 123 | 186 | 186 | 188 | 196 | 234 | 93 | 93 | 147 | 147 | 186 | 186 | 228 | 147 | 149 |
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